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to John Sherman

Intends to give Sherman a copy of a speech he (Douglass) gave on the 26th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, if the speech is published. Supports Sherman's attempt for the presidency on the Republican ticket. Written on Cedar Hill, Anacostia, D...

GLC02841

The Colored Alabamian [vol 8. No. 7 (April 11, 1914)]

One issue of the newspaper "The Colored Alabamian." Volume VIII. Number 7. dated April 11, 1914 . Published in Montgomery, Alabama by the Colored Alabamian Co. The Colored Alabamian was published weekly in Montgomery from 1907 to 1916. This issue has...

GLC10120

The Colored Alabamian

One issue of the newspaper "The Colored Alabamian." Volume IV. Number 25. dated August 13, 1910. Published in Montgomery, Alabama by the Colored Alabamian Co. This issue has a report from S.R.W. Smith, the dean of Selma University's literary...

GLC10121

[Articles established by the Colored Ladies Lincoln Association]

Hettie (also spelled Hetty) Chippie is listed as President and Mrs. Major Williams as Vice President. Organized to tend to sick and wounded Union soldiers, and to be connected to the Women's Pennsylvania Branch of the United States Sanitary...

GLC03434.03

[Certificate of emancipation for Priscilla a negro woman]

Certificate stating that Benjamin West, a free negro, has bought the freedom of Priscilla, who will be his wife. "Benjamin West a free negro having purchased a negrowoman named Priscilla...Do hereby liberate and emancipate the said negrowoman...

GLC03434.04

to Mr. Peck

Typed on stationery of the Exposition Universelle de Chicago, Pavillon Haitien. Sympathizes with Peck, recently removed from a governmental office. Notes that he would have written a letter to the President (Grover Cleveland) on Peck's behalf, but...

GLC02990

Stride toward freedom: the Montgomery story

Published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Miss Charlotte Rosenbaum, a supporter, on the first flyleaf. Inscription states "In appreciation for your genuine humanitarian concern, and your great financial and moral support in the struggle to...

GLC03025

Segregation, the Caste System, and Civil Service

One booklet entitled, "Segregation, the Caste System, and Civil Service," dated 1914. Written by Kelly Miller.

GLC10052

The Work of the Afro-American Woman

One book entitled, "The Work of Afro-American Woman" by Gertrude Bustill Mossell dated 1894. The title page lists Mossell and Mrs. N.F. Mossell. The book is a collection of eight essays and seventeen poems concerning African American women in a...

GLC09874

Publicity Handbook: Pubilicizing the Activities of Your Branch

One pamphlet entitled "Publicity Handbook: Pubilicizing the Activities of Your Branch" dated January 1958. States the Public Relation department's goal within the NAACP. Also includes guidelines on writing a new story article; how to write a story...

GLC09640.144

Night and Day

One pamphlet entitled, "Night and Day" dated September 1959 printed by the NAACP. Inside are advertisements for membership with the NAACP; details services they provide such as legal representation in civil rights cases; Jim Crow policies; police...

GLC09640.145

"Remarks of Thurgood Marshall at the Annual Seminar of the San Fracisco Patent and Trademark Law Association in Maui, Hawaii"

One typewritten document entitled, "Remarks of Thurgood Marshall at the Annual Seminar of the San Fracisco Patent and Trademark Law Association in Maui, Hawaii" dated May 6, 1987. Details that the Constitution was not written with enslaved people in...

GLC09640.247

"Five Writers and Their African Ancestors"

One pamphlet entitled, "Five Writers and Their African Ancestors," by Harold R. Isaacs dated June 1960. Highlights the works of Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Lorraine Hansberry and their focus on Africa and African Americans.

GLC09640.287

The One Hundred and Fifth Convocation for the Conferring Degrees

One booklet entitled, "The One Hundred and Fifth Convocation for the Conferring Degrees," printed by Howard University dated May 12, 1973. Includes the day's program consisting of the procession, invocation, honorary degree recipients (Gwendolyn...

GLC09640.083

Just a Neighbor: A Child's Memoir of the Civil Rights Movement

One book entitled Just a Neighbor: A Child's Memoir of the Civil Rights Movement, by Valda Harris Montgomery Published in 2010. The book is signed by the author in 2019. The book contains nine chapters; Centennial Hill and Family beginnings, Richard...

GLC09895

The Key to 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro

One newsletter entitled, "The Key to 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro," written by J.A. Rogers dated 1934. Lists 1-- facts about African Americans from origins in Africa, misconceptions of "illiteracy and intelligence," and advances made in science...

GLC09640.245

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume V, No. 3 (July 1936)] [Decimalized .01-.02]

Two copies of of The Journal of Negro Education dated July 1936. Focus of this volume is the reorganization of education for African Americans in the United States.

GLC09640.097

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume V, No. 3 (July 1936)]

One issue of The Journal of Negro Education dated July 1936. Focus of this volume is the reorganization of education for African Americans in the United States. Essays reflect on the needs of high school and university students as well as life for...

GLC09640.097.01

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume V, No. 3 (July 1936)]

One issue of The Journal of Negro Education dated July 1936. Focus of this volume is the reorganization of education for African Americans in the United States. Essays reflect on the needs of high school and university students as well as life for...

GLC09640.097.02

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume XXII, No. 3 (Summer 1953)]

One issue of The Journal of Negro Education entitled, "The Relative Status of the Negro Population in the United States" dated Summer 1953. Articles of this issue pertain to the African American population in the United States with analysis on...

GLC09640.099

The Journal of Negro Education [Volume XXVI, No. 3 (Summer 1957)]

One issue of The Journal of Negro Education entitled, "The Negro Voter in the South" dated Summer 1957. Articles of this issue pertain to voting in the south for African Americans with a focus on disenfranchisement, the shift of the Democratic Party...

GLC09640.101

The Atlantic Monthly [September 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated September 1902. Contains an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois entitled, "Of the
Training of Black Men." Back and front covers are missing.

GLC09888.09

The Annals [Volume 140, No. 229 (November 1928)]

One issue of The Annals dated November 1928. Volume is entitled, "The American Negro." Articles pertain to segregation, crime statistics, education, health, prejudice and discrimination towards black people in Latin American, South Africa, and West...

GLC09640.317

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 11 no. 60 (January 1863) - Vol. 11 no. 68 (June 1863)]

One bound volume of The Atlantic Monthly dated January to June 1863. The volume contains 54 articles, 27 poems, and 20 literary reviews. Some notable articles are; America the Old World by Professor Louis Agassiz; Banneker, Benjamin, The Negro...

GLC09900

Equal Justice Under Law [Decimalized .01-.02]

Two copies of Equal Justice Under Law by Constance Baker Motley published in 1999. One copy is signed by the author to a Gail Frazier.

GLC09925